Mumbai: Nilesh Kulkarni returned his career-best figures by grabbing seven wickets as holders Mumbai swept away Andhra by an innings and 121 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Division group A match here on Sunday.

Kulkarni ended with seven for 60, to help Mumbai dismiss the visitors for 278 in the second innings after they followed on 399 runs behind.

Y. Gnaneswara Rao slammed a defiant, unbeaten 96 in more than four and a half hours with 14 fours and opener Amit Pathak made a patient 88.

SUMMARISED SCORES

In Bangalore: Karnataka 619/5 decl. Madhya Pradesh 422 (S. Dholpure 107) & 152/6 (Dholpure 52). Match Drawn. Karnataka got two points.

In Mohali: Punjab 175 & 370/4 decl. Baroda 155 & 280 (R. Patel 69 n.o.; Uniyal 4/69). Punjab won by 110 runs.

In Mumbai: Mumbai 515/9 decl. Andhra 116 & 278 (Pathak 88, Y. Rao 96 n.o.; Kulkarni 7/60). Mumbai won by an innings an 121 runs.

In New Delhi: Delhi 216 & 395/4 (S. Dhawan 87, R. Bhatia 157 n.o.). Railways 201. Match drawn. Delhi got two points.

In Palakkad: Kerala 324 & 149/8 decl. Orissa 334 & 47/3. Match drawn. Orissa got two points.